Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

11.0° C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Evening (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).
		Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	887	924	943	928	984	1221	979	1027	867	1109	1102	1007	1009	986	986	1006	1026	918	944	774	650	650	601	578
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:24PM1.65m				9:54AM1.64m				10:17PM1.67m				10:50AM1.71m				11:13PM1.70m				11:48AM1.81m
Low Tide				3:45AM0.36m				4:09PM0.37m				4:35AM0.31m				5:04PM0.34m				5:27AM0.26m


	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	7	6	6	7	6	7	6	6	6	5	7	7	5
Feels °C	8	9	8	8	7	6	5	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	887	924	943	928	984	1221	979	1027	867	1109	1102	1007	1009	986	986	1006	1026	918	944	774	650	650	601	578
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 22	SSW 14	S 20	SSW 19	S 19	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	192	113	91	178	138	123	123	96	203	198	243	36	356	68	123	178	398	334	293	201	193	254	195	180
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 20	S 19	S 18	SSW 18	S 17	SSW 12	SW 12	—	—	S 22	—	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 18	S 17	SSW 17	—	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	S 16
kJ	192	198	186	7	29	57	61	144	91	66	—	—	9	—	212	263	160	153	304	—	203	126	191	122
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	56	74	47	53	126	363	364	286	483	320	986	735	522	—	—	539	368	343	416	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	13	5	27	13	27	13	36	36	216	216	36	219	16	35	16	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3			2		4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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